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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"1865Maine Historical Society April 9th marked Confederate Robert E. Lee’s surrender. Like, April 3rd, Biddeford and Saco rejoiced in the streets as…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"On April 3rd, the Union celebrated the capture of the Confederate capital, Richmond. The Union and Journal published the following message on April…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Madame Nordica concert poster, ca. 1897

"… concert at the Coliseum in Richmond, Indiana, April 19, 1897. The year is not certain, but Nordica undertook a tour of the United States in 1897."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"April 30, 1952. Bangor Museum & Center for History. Print. “The Big Fire of Bangor, Maine.” Bangor Daily Commercial. Centennial Edition. Feb."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"… recovery continues Kennebec Journal, Saturday, April 4th, 1987, Scott Gibson, John Toole, The Flood April 1987 “Kennebec Journal Staff Photographer…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"… 7, 1865 § Participated in the Battle of Farmville April 7, 1865 § Participated in the Battle of Appomattox Court house April 9, 1865 § Discharged…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 10 of 17

"On April 12th, 1861, Northerners, Mainers and citizens of Biddeford and Saco were angered by the surprise and the tragedy of the attack."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"By the end of the day on April 1, Front Street was flooded. It rose all day and it finally crested at 20 feet on April 2."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002

"The old prison was demolished in April of that year, leaving a wide empty grassy field and the southeast corner of the former prison wall remaining."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"Indenture for Ebenezer Dunton, April 7, 1794Maine Historical Society The use of a classic oval-on-axis design is believed to have been influenced by…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 2 of 2

"Federal Bureau of Investigation, n.d. Web. 23 April 2010. Bullets Fly During Central Street Gun Battle. Bangor Daily News 13 October 1937: 5. Print."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"As an example of what the section covered, the April 23, 1933 edition of Along the Waterfront discussed news that the treasurer of the Portland Fish…"

Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library

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Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"… recovery continues Kennebec Journal, Saturday, April 4th, 1987, Scott Gibson, John Toole, The Flood April 1987 “Kennebec Journal Staff Photographer…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… grant application for 2009-2010 MCHP cohort April 2009 MCHP Grant is submitted June 2009 Scarborough Team is notified of its selection as a member…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… in the fall of 1864 or from his assassination in April, 1865. Born in Kentucky in 1809, Lincoln rose to fame as an Illinois lawyer and politician."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Division of MDI Begins

"The Division of MDI Begins In April 1795 a vote was passed that the town should be divided. The selectmen were instructed to draw a line dividing…"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"From early April to late November, ocean-going vessels sailed up the Kennebec, forty-six miles from the open Atlantic, bringing Pennsylvania flour…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Grant Memorial United Methodist Church

"… chairman, who were both at the ground breaking on April 27, 1997. The church was dedicated in January of 1998."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"But on April 12, 1975, the short life of the Oak Hotel came to an end when it burned down. It was never rebuilt."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum

"… Group tours are also available by appointment in April, May, October and November Programs at the Knox Museum The General Henry Knox Museum is…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"… Perez Henry Tillson was born in Thomaston, Maine April 19, 1839. He was the son of Perez Tillson and Martha S. Tillson."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… all other recruits for the army and navy, between April 12, 1861, and December 31, 1865, was $4,584,636."

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… THE GUILFORD REGISTER NEWSPAPERS – 1900 To April 1952 Originals and copies on microfilm at the Guilford Historical Society Museum SCHOOL HISTORY…"